Here is some practical fashion advice for January Jones of “Mad Men.” Its best not to brag about how little time and effort went into your Emmy look, until you’re sure you’re  NOT on the worst dressed list. It took you only two hours to get ready and you slept till noon. And guest what? [...]

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All in all, a pretty terrific Emmys telecast. Some observations:

Jimmy Fallon proved to be a good fit as host. He was enthusiastic, funny and creative. He never got in the way.
The inspired opening musical number — with Fallon leading several “Glee” stars plus Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Jorge Garcia, Nina Dobrev, Joel McHale among others in [...]

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Good job, Emmy voters. Plenty of first-time and surprise winners, and the repeat victors were mostly deserving.
Best comedy: “Modern Family.” We would have been happy if “Glee,” another freshman show, had won.
Comedy actor: Jim Parsons. What took you so long.
Comedy actress: Edie Falco, even if “Nurse Jackie” isn’t a comedy.
Supporting actor: Eric Stonestreet for the [...]

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He’s taut and tan and America’s Five Million-Dollar Man. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is projected to make that much dough in 2010 being exactly what he is — a chauvinistic, self-worshipping musclehead. With 175,000 Twitter friends, The Sitch is living the Guido-American dream. And whatever he’s selling, Hollywood is buying. Call him Mr. Monday Night [...]

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SERIES
“Breaking Bad’’ (AMC)
“True Blood’’ (HBO)
“The Good Wife’’ (CBS)
“Mad Men’’ (AMC)
“Lost’’ (ABC)
“Dexter’’ (Showtime)
“Mad Men” deserves a third consecutive Emmy, but don’t be surprised if “The Good Wife,” CBS’ quality legal drama, springs the upset. “Breaking Bad” may be the best drama, but it’s too grim for the voters. “Friday Night Lights,” as usual, is missing from [...]

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Now you can do something about the lame writing on the Emmys telecast.
On Sunday night’s show, NBC is giving viewers a chance to tweet their suggested on-camera introductions of celebrity presenters to host Jimmy Fallon.
“You can tweet something from your living room and five minutes later it’ll be on TV. We’ve done this on our show [...]

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You can watch Monday Night Football… or you could tune into a real competition, the Miss Universe Pageant (9 p.m, NBC.) Venezuela, a beauty-contest crazed country which has won six Miss Unis since the pageant began in 1952, is trying to become the first nation to win three in a row.
The field of 83 has [...]

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